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November 15: First Modern Olympics

On 15 November 1859, the first modern revival of the Olympics was held in Athens, Greece. Because they were funded by Evangelis Zappas, the games were known as the Ζάππειες Ολυμπιάδες or Zappas Olympics. Zappas was born in Epirus, Greece in 1800. At the age of 31, he emigrated to Bucharest where he became a […]